Month: June 2010

5,000 sacked miners on strike

Spring 2010 was a season of resurgence for the immigrant rights movement, with the largest demonstrations since the immigrant rights movement erupted in 2006.

The G20 meeting in Toronto of the leaders of the main capitalist governments of the world demonstrated a complete incapacity to solve the huge problems that confront us, particularly those hardest-hit – the poor and […]

What way forward after the great mass movements of April 2006 and 2009

“Anger can explode at any moment, for any reason”

Say No to Racism and Sectarianism! For Unity among Lebanese and Palestinian Workers!

Stop budget attacks with mass action

Sheehan’s statements identify capitalism as the root cause of the world’s problems and democratic socialism as the alternative

Unison’s national delegate conference met in Bournemouth on 15-18 June. Against the background of the attacks of the Con-Dem government on public services and public sector workers, this was the most important conference to be […]

At the Committee on International Trade, Joe Higgins MEP questions the European Commission about its proposed Free Trade Agreement with South Korea and what impact that will have on the rights of workers in Europe […]

In the largest nurses’ strike in U.S. history, 12,000 walked out of 14 Twin Cities (Minnesota) hospitals on June 10th, and are set to strike again.

Nationalise the banks under the democratic control of the working population

Kevin Rudd was dramatically ousted as Prime Minister this week. After a period of sinking popularity and public discontent, Rudd became the first Labor prime minister ousted before completing a first term.

Division at congress and non-formation of unified trade union and popular centre represents a setback for workers – learn the lessons and work for unity!

Build a real democracy movement – based on mass struggle, anti-capitalism and a working class political alternative

Nationalise the plant under democratic workers’ control

Cape Town is having its biggest moment ever, or at least since the afternoon Nelson Mandela spoke to the masses from the balcony of City Hall hours after being released from 27 years in jail.

At a Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Joe Higgins MEP explains the reason why he abstained on the vote regarding Israel, Palestine and the Gaza flotilla. (17-06-10)

Report from People’s Alternative Summit

”News at 10”, one of the BBC’s most prominent news programmes on TV, reports about the growing resistance against cuts, featuring the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) decides to contest future elections – can Labour be “re-claimed”?

Working class people in Portugal are facing an unprecedented assault against wages, welfare provision and public services.

Transition to Clean Energy NOW!

Role of army chiefs and Establishment in killings and cover-up remains unanswered

Nationalise Mitsubishi under workers’ control!

For workers’ unity against pogroms and ruling elites!

Anthony Main is the Secretary of UNITE, the fighting union for fast food and retail workers, based in Australia

“This was MURDER”

A new, dramatic, phase

Union election a major blow to Obama’s “reform” agenda

More than 50 people crammed in to hear speakers from Scotland, Hannah Sell from the Socialist Party England and Wales and Joe Higgins, the Socialist Party Ireland MEP.

Letter of solidarity

Workers’ fight against attacks on jobs, wages and pensions

South African riot police fired tear gas on hundreds of security stewards protesting against wage cuts, 90 minutes after the match between Germany and Australia in Durban.

At the Committee on Employment, Joe Higgins MEP challenges the neo-liberal assault on pension rights as well as the attempts by right-wing governments to increase the retirement age.

Text of the joint leaflet

On Saturday 12 June, the leader of the movement for self-determination (LPV), Albin Kurti, was arrested by the police, acting on behalf of the colonial-style ruling EULEX European Union authorities.

5 days after the announcement of an austerity package by the conservative-liberal coalition in Germany 45,000 workers, unemployed and young people took to the streets of Berlin and Stuttgart to say: we won’t pay for […]

IT IS still difficult to assess the scale of the disaster that followed the explosion on the BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on 22 April, which killed eleven workers.

The Tories claim that massive cuts are necessary because of New Labour’s excessive public spending on services and welfare. This is a giant con trick, which every capitalist party – including New Labour – is […]

Big industrial and social conflicts ahead!

12 June marks the first anniversary of the mass revolt that shook the Islamic Republic of Iran; a people’s revolt against the regime.

A summer of discontent may await the ‘communist’ dictatorship as the giant of labour begins to stir

Debates about the future of the party Die LINKE

Nearly 10,000 Israeli Jews and Palestinians came out to protest in central Tel Aviv on Saturday, against the aftermath of the attack on the aid flotilla, the siege on Gaza, the occupation, and the government […]

General strike beckons…

On 9 June, 85,000 school, university, and apprenticeship students went on strike against cuts in education, tuition fees and increasing pressure to "perform" in education.

Below we publish a statement (translated and slightly edited) by Xekinima (CWI Greece) regarding a split that took place last weekend during the Synaspismos (SYN) party congress (4-5-6 June).

The Scottish section of the Committee for a Workers’ International – the International Socialists – is changing its name to Socialist Party Scotland.

Joe Higgins MEP is interviewed by Danish TV on unemployment, workers’ struggles and the socialist solution to the crisis.

Twelve workers have committed suicide so far this year at the factory that makes Apple iPads. Four others survived, gravely injured, and 20 were stopped from killing themselves by the company. All the dead were […]

150,000 people attended the Victoria Park candlelight vigil to commemorate the 21st anniversary of 1989 Beijing massacre (video)

Stop Israeli state terror!

Austerity programmes across EU provoke mass struggles and general strikes

Working people need own movement to overcome gangsterism, state repression and capitalism

OSCE Chair presides over torture of prisoners – Protests needed urgently!

Leaflet of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Determined struggle by public sector workers can defeat deal and weak government

Joe Higgins MEP challenges US Ambassador on IDF killings

Build a mass movement to break the sanctions on Gaza!

Joe also condemns the hypocrisy of right-wing politicans claiming to support human rights in Pakistan while supporting the brutal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.